The reliable Boss TU-80 Tuner & Metronome includes a handy, built-in metronome with 7 rhythms and 10 beats, plus a cool animated LCD display. Multiple features and an ultrawide tuning range of almost 8 octaves make it easy to get the precise tuning you need.

The TU-80 supports chromatic tuning, 7-string guitars, and 6-string basses. Accu-Pitch function sounds a tone when pitch is correct, a Reference Tone Play function makes it easy to verify tuning by ear, and it tunes down to 5 flats. The ultrathin body slides easily into a guitar case, gig bag, backpack, or pocket.

The first day that I got this tuner-metronome, I was really in love with it. The metronome has a lot of different rhythm settings, like triplet with a center rest and upbeats, which...Read complete review

The first day that I got this tuner-metronome, I was really in love with it. The metronome has a lot of different rhythm settings, like triplet with a center rest and upbeats, which I thought was pretty cool. The metronome could be louder though, I can just barely hear when I'm clapping. It also has a pretty fast response when tuning Bb clarinets and other higher ranged instruments. However, on lower ranged instruments like cellos, bari saxes, or bass clarinets, no matter how you position the tuner, it won't get a response. I was surprised and upset at this discovery because it was only the second day when I tried it and it hadn't been dropped or anything, so I asked my tuba friend to test it and it worked just fine for her instrument. We kept trying it over and over with the bass clarinets then the tubas, but for some weird reason, it just wouldn't register the bass clarinets or bari saxes, no matter how loud they played, or how close the tuner was. And it also wouldn't register the cello. Strangely enough, it registers tenor saxes, but just barely. No one else I know owns a Boss tuner so I don't know if this is just something that is wrong with mine, or the overall product, but since my main instrument is clarinet, I have no problem with this tuner. I do wish that the metronome had a volume setting though, so I could make it louder... So bottom line, I recommend this for people who play instruments like mellophone, clarinet, and flute, but for people who play like bari sax and bass clarinet, I recommend looking elsewhere, unless it's just my tuner that's glitchy. In which case, I say have fun buying this tuner because it has cool metronome settings and a fast response. :D

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Although I've been using a Korg MA-30 for almost my entire musical life, I got this as a gift 3 days ago.The tuner is decent and useful, but not as accurate as even...Read complete review

Although I've been using a Korg MA-30 for almost my entire musical life, I got this as a gift 3 days ago.The tuner is decent and useful, but not as accurate as even the cheapest Korg tuners. Still, quite good.The metronome's range is really good, 30-250 bpm. Unfortunately, that's all the goods. It makes a very faint sound, it **cannot** send the signal through the output, you can't adjust the volume, you can't use it with headphones, it doesn't have a tap feature and it will shut off after about 20 minutes.I don't want to be mean, but this such a terrible metronome. Boss got it wrong here, they usually make great products.Unless you play musical whispers...you're gonna need something louder, and more reliable. Pretty much any of Korg's will do...

Although I've been using a Korg MA-30 for almost my entire musical life, I got this as a gift 3 days ago.The tuner is decent and useful, but not as accurate as even the cheapest Korg tuners. Still, quite good.The metronome's range is really good, 30-250 bpm. Unfortunately, that's all the goods. It makes a very faint sound, it **cannot** send the signal through the output, you can't adjust the volume, you can't use it with headphones, it doesn't have a tap feature and it will shut off after about 20 minutes.I don't want to be mean, but this such a terrible metronome. Boss got it wrong here, they usually make great products.Unless you play musical whispers...you're gonna need something louder, and more reliable. Pretty much any of Korg's will do...

purchase for a blind member of our band. The instructions state that there are (2) audible tones, one within 3 cents and the other when the pitch is met. The one I purchased only had the one tone when the pitch is met. It would be nice to have a tone to indicate if the string is above or below pitch. It is functional for the blind. Better than not having anything. Not as functional as it could be.

I was in the studio and needed to tune my acoustic guitar before starting. The Boss TU-80 was just sitting there so I picked it up and started tuning. It was so easy, simple and quick to figure out. After I was done recording I went right to Musicians Friend and purchased one for REALLY CHEAP. Which surprised me, cause I was ready to pay a lot more than I did.

Tuner, excellent, and here's my opinion about the metronome... if you want to develop good rhythm and good beat you need to stop depending on devices like this (which is funny because in order to do so first you need to use them a lot)... but the idea is to have an inner rhythm and time and this metronome can really help you accomplish that goal... "it sounds very low" - then YOU need to make a better effort to keep time, so that would be YOU the one improving in keeping the beat and rhythm correctly. Once you get to understand this concept you will really appreciate how much this thing can help you.

I bought the Boss TU-80 tuner/metronome combo at a local music store, thinking that it would replace the separate tuner and metronome that I already had, but the metronome is too basic. The volume is very low, and there is no volume control. No earphone jack either. I play electric guitar, and the only way that I can hear it while I practice is to have my guitar unplugged in a quiet room. I practice with a metronome constantly to increase my speed and accuracy, and this thing was virtually unusable for me.I ended up getting a Korg TM-40, and I freakin love it. It is everything that I was hoping that the Boss TU-80 would be, and more.

I have owned serial digital tuners and none have live up to excitations. I had high hopes for the TU-80 as it had all the feature I was looking for and it wasn't cheap! because of my past bad luck with tuners I thought I'd spend more and go for quality. Something that I could use for setting intonation and doing setup on a guitar or bass. Needless to say I am disappointed and still in search of a tuner that is of a high quality and quite sore over all the money I've spent on sub-par tuners.

I recently purchase this product and I have never been more disapointed in my life. The metronome is so quiet I could turn it on during church service and no one would hear it. I thought I was buying a quality product because of the Boss name. Was I ever fooled

This thing has great features. Everything you need.Unfortunately, for some reason, it keeps turning itself on when it gets bumped while it gets moved around. What this means is that when you go to actually use it, you find it is on, but the battery is almost dead. Or worse, the battery is completely dead.This is no TU-12H!Save your money and buy something good instead.

I am blind and this is the only tuner I can find that makes a sound when in the string is in tune. Hot paws makes a talking tuner for I Phone but who can afford that. I do wish someone would make a talking tuner without the use of a phone or pad or tablet.

I bought this for my niece's daughter,I already had one.She got a guitar for Christmas and no way to tune it,so I bought it for her.She plays multiple instruments,it will tune anything,and the built in metronome is a great practice aid.Steve Phelps......

This is a nice little tuner for just using at home to get in tune, but does have a couple things that I'm not thrilled about that surprises me coming from a Boss product. First the tuner tone & metronome are very quiet and can not be adjusted to a louder volume. what you hear is what you get. The other is that it is slow to react. In other words, you hit the string and there is a slight delay before it reads it to show you if it is sharp or flat. And occasionally you can hit your string and it doesn't read it at all. But, overall for what you pay for it, it's a good tuner. Certainly not a great tuner. I've come to expect nothing short of perfection from Boss products through the years, and this tuner falls short a bit. BUT, again for what I paid for it I can't complain too much about it, and it DOES get the job done in the end.

The first day that I got this tuner-metronome, I was really in love with it. The metronome has a lot of different rhythm settings, like triplet with a center rest and upbeats, which I thought was pretty cool. The metronome could be louder though, I can just barely hear when I'm clapping. It also has a pretty fast response when tuning Bb clarinets and other higher ranged instruments. However, on lower ranged instruments like cellos, bari saxes, or bass clarinets, no matter how you position the tuner, it won't get a response. I was surprised and upset at this discovery because it was only the second day when I tried it and it hadn't been dropped or anything, so I asked my tuba friend to test it and it worked just fine for her instrument. We kept trying it over and over with the bass clarinets then the tubas, but for some weird reason, it just wouldn't register the bass clarinets or bari saxes, no matter how loud they played, or how close the tuner was. And it also wouldn't register the cello. Strangely enough, it registers tenor saxes, but just barely. No one else I know owns a Boss tuner so I don't know if this is just something that is wrong with mine, or the overall product, but since my main instrument is clarinet, I have no problem with this tuner. I do wish that the metronome had a volume setting though, so I could make it louder... So bottom line, I recommend this for people who play instruments like mellophone, clarinet, and flute, but for people who play like bari sax and bass clarinet, I recommend looking elsewhere, unless it's just my tuner that's glitchy. In which case, I say have fun buying this tuner because it has cool metronome settings and a fast response. :D

The Boss TU-80 Guitar Tuner & Metronome works great as a tuner, fast, accurate, trustworthy. The Metronome feature works, but is not very loud. Can't say I have used the metronome feature enough to make a fair judgment.